Timber Engineering and building technology
Research Group at the University of Canterbury
Group Leader
Hyungsuk “Thomas” Lim, Ph.D.
WIDE Trust Senior Lecturer in Timber Engineering and Engineered Wood Products
School of Forestry
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch, New Zealand
Email: thomas.lim@canterbury.ac.nz
Phone: +64 3 369 1676
EDUCATION
University of British Columbia
PhD in Timber Engineering, Faculty of Forestry, Vancouver, Canada, 2016
Dissertation topic: Performance of Strand-Based Wood Composite Post-and-Beam Shear Wall System
Major supervisor: Dr. Frank Lam
University of Toronto
MEng, Civil Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, Toronto, Canada, 2009
University of British Columbia
BScW, Wood Products Processing, Faculty of Forestry, Vancouver, Canada, 2008
EXPERIENCE
Mississippi State University, Assistant Professor, Starkville, United States (2017-2021)
Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Advisor, Goyang-si, Rep. of Korea (2017-present)
Norbord Inc., Postdoctoral Researcher, Vancouver, Canada (2016)
CST Innovations Ltd., Researcher, New Westminster, Canada (2009)
International Wood Markets Group Inc., Market Researcher, Vancouver, Canada (2007)
Structurlam Products Ltd., Operation/Marketing Assistant, Penticton, Canada (2007)
NASCOR Ltd., Licensing Division Employee, Calgary, Canada (2006)
TEACHING
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, Instructor (present)
FORE 437: Advanced Wood Products Processing
Mississippi State University, Starkville, United States, Instructor (2017-2021)
SBP 2123: Materials and Processing in Sustainable Bioproducts
SBP 3133 Mechanics of Biomaterials
SBP 4113/6113: Adhesives and Biocomposites (co-instructor)
University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada, Graduate Teaching Assistant (2009 - 2016)
WOOD 292: Two-Dimensional and Solid Computer-Aided Graphics (2013, 2014,2016); FRST 232: Computer Applications in Forestry (2015); WOOD 244: Quantitative Methods in Wood Industry (2009, 2011, 2015); WOOD 241: Programming for Wood Products Manufacturing Applications (2012,2013,2014); WOOD 430: Plant Layout and Design (2013); WOOD 491: Environmental Facilities Design (2012); WOOD 376: Mechanics of Wood Products (2011, 2012)
University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada, co-instructor (2010)
WOOD 244: Quantitative Methods in Wood Industry